What Is Terry McAuliffe Up To?
The next Virginia Governor's race is two years away, and he's setting himself up for a run
It's 7 a.m. on a hot July morning and Terry McAuliffe jumps into the passenger seat of his hybrid Chevy Tahoe. On this Saturday in McLean, Va., the heat index will reach 110 degrees. The country is fired up over the debt ceiling fight in Washington, and McAuliffe, 54, wide-eyed and grinning, looks like a kid who's just been told he's going to McDonald's. He pulls a map of Virginia from the glove box. It's peppered with magic marker circles (You can see a digital version of the map on his campaign-like website). "Love the map!" McAuliffe says, almost shouts, and then sips coffee from a travel mug. "It's fun going to these tiny towns. To them I'm the former chair of the DNC, and it's fun for coal miners to get to know you, to get rid of the …
Beth Jarvis
3:59 pm on Wednesday, August 31, 2011
I'm late to the party with my comments on this article, however, I concur...this was an engaging read and very well-written. James Cullum did a first-rate job of accessing, humanizing and showcasing the attributes of Terry McAuliffe. If/When McAuliffe does decide to announce his run for Governor of Virginia, it would behoove him to let this article resurface and he should consider adding Cullum … more ›